Lunching Pad
Magic Kingdom
Lunch 
Date of Visit: 3/17/2007
Time of Visit: 15:30
Adults in Party: 2
Children in Party: 0
Total Cost: $11.66
Average Price Per Adult: $5.83
Ten Point Scale
Food: 8.0
Value: 9.3
Service: 9.0
Environment: 7.0
Overall Rating: 8.3
A walk-up and take-away location consisting of several windows (look to the sides for the shorter lines), the Lunching Pad is little more than a pit stop for folks seeking a snack between meals. In rare cases, the snack could function as a whole meal. Look for it below the Astro-Orbiter.

The primary food here is turkey legs ($5.50), which are monstrosities most likely to be literally larger than your child's head. There's a lot of meat, of course, but a lot of less-optimal stuff in each leg, and they are immensely greasy and salty. Still, for some folks this is nirvana, and really could replace a meal. Those on carb-restricted diets will find this to be the staple food during the entire vacation (though a few sugar carbs creep in while it's cooked).

We had the jalapeno pepperjack pretzel ($4), which takes a standard oversize pretzel (actually maybe a touch smaller) and pumps the inside full of spicy pepper cheese. The result is warm, gooey, spicy goodness. Even the bits of cheese baked on the outside help this one strike a perfect balance.

There are carbonated slushes here (coca-cola, cherry, or blue raspberry flavors) that will also be welcome on hot days. There's only minimal seating around, all outdoors, and no real theming to speak of. The location kind of blends into the land itself.